CVE-2022-2850

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.30% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 68.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2022-10-14 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-03 20:34Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2022-08-16

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

5550a5f3438dfe9e9ab828bc9e80ce822f2b180b73069d92775693c11acc2283

• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2118691
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2850
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00026.html
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00015.html